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Tom Howder, the soon-to-be acting commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said expanding the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) program is one of several new priorities for fiscal 2024.
Multiple sources tell Federal News Network the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to target specific job classifications like cyber or data scientists or certain grade levels for increased salaries.
Jason Mervyn, a lead IT specialist for the US Mint at West Point, said the agency is figuring out how back end operational technology systems can continue to run without legacy telecommunications technology.
Andre Mendes, the Commerce Department’s chief information officer, said through the use of Technology Business Management framework, the agency has well over 90% of their IT costs categorized properly and in the right towers, which is a huge change.
The Social Security Administration is renaming the Office of Systems to the Office of the CIO as part of its effort to push for more innovation and modernization.
Bill Hepworth, deputy program executive officer for the Army’s program executive office enterprise information systems (PEO-EIS), said after testing out the new contract writing system with 100 users, the plan is to triple that number in early 2024.
Jennifer Wendell, the Department of Health and Human Services deputy CIO, will serve as acting CIO until a permanent one is hired.
With the pace of technological innovation rapidly accelerating and a growing landscape of data and AI applications, government CIOs must learn how to leverage innovations in both the public and private sectors, decide which of their technology investments should be kept and which need replacement, and determine how to ensure their teams are set up for success.
Eric Hysen, the DHS chief information officer, and Dana Chisnell, the director of CX, are expanding their priorities areas to include more customer and employee experience goals as outlined in a new IT strategic plan.
In today's Federal Newscast: Polaris is facing yet another protest. A federal watchdog has found multiple cases of risky mobile apps downloaded onto ICE devices. And the CIO Council has delivered a new guide for managing cloud services.
Ann Lewis, the new director of TTS in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said her organization’s goal is to get the right tech skills into the right place to deliver better outcomes for the public.
Chris Chilbert, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s chief information officer and co-chairman of the small agency CIO council, said the Small Agency CIO and IT Executive Handbook, released earlier this summer, details a “foundational understanding of responsibilities related to IT.”
Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Wonpat, a member of the Air National Guard's Cyber Operations Group, said assessing non-traditional traits of employees is proving successful in expanding the pool of qualified cyber workers.
While generative artificial intelligence and large language models could transform Navy operations, the service’s top technology official is warning that they also could create operational security risks and would require human review.
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